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Ireland rolls out pioneering basic income scheme for artists
DUBLIN, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Ireland rolled out a permanent basic income scheme for the arts on Tuesday, pledging to pay 2,000 creative workers 325 euros ($387) per week following […]
Norway parliament to appoint rare outside probe of ministry’s Epstein links
OSLO/STOCKHOLM, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Norway’s parliamentary oversight committee unanimously agreed on Tuesday to appoint a rare external inquiry into foreign ministry links to Jeffrey Epstein, part of a deepening […]
Venezuelan opposition politician Guanipa under house arrest, son says
Feb 10 (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa is under house arrest in the city of Maracaibo, his son Ramon Guanipa said on Tuesday, shortly after the close […]
US and Azerbaijan sign strategic partnership charter during Vance visit
BAKU, Feb 10 (Reuters) – The United States and Azerbaijan signed a strategic partnership agreement in Baku on Tuesday, launching a fresh chapter in economic and security cooperation as Washington […]
After bruising day, UK’s Starmer pledges to never walk away from his job
LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Tuesday to never walk away from his job to change Britain, brushing off a challenge to his authority by […]
More PURL pledges expected this week, US ambassador says
BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) – U.S. ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said on Tuesday that he expects more announcements of pledges for the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative to […]
EU to propose list of concessions to demand of Russia as part of Ukraine peace deal, says EU’s Kallas
BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) – EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday she would propose a list of concessions that Europe should demand from Russia as part of […]
Gang that trafficked cocaine to Iceland busted, says Europol
BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) – A criminal network which trafficked cocaine from South America to Iceland has been busted, said the pan-European police body Europol on Tuesday. Read full story […]
Russian attack kills mother and daughter in Ukraine’s east, hurts 14 more, governor says
KYIV, Feb 10 (Reuters) – A Russian airstrike killed an 11-year-old girl and her mother and wounded 14 other people in the Ukrainian-controlled part of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, its […]
Taiwan negotiators head to US for final meeting on trade deal
TAIPEI, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s trade negotiating team has left for the U.S. to hold their final meeting on a trade and tariff deal struck last month, the island’s […]